310603 - WebDeveloper (version unknown) is incompatible with FF1.0.7 resulting in broken UI

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[m.bariola]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Build Identifier: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.0.7&os=win&lang=it-IT

Starting from FF1.0.5ITA + Web Developer toolbar (unknown build), I upgraded 
to FF1.0.7ITA and then I let FF download the required critical updates for the 
extensions.
After restart, FF opened displaying a grey rectangle at the bottom of the page 
with red text: <broadcaster label="&webdeveloper.edit.css.label;" 
group="sidebar" id="webdeveloper-edit-css-sidebar" sidebarurl="chrome (then 
text might proceed off-screen, I cannot tell).
Under that line, a red dashed arrow stopping on the & before 
webdeveloper.edit.css.label, like this:

<broadcaster label="&webdeveloper.edit.css.label;" 
--------------------^

I tried uninstalling and re-installing firefox but the problem remained. Then 
I uninstalled it again and manually deleted everything into the installation 
directory. Following that, I reinstalled it to the same, installer-suggested 
directory. The bug reproduced.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. close FF1.0.5ITA
2. upgrade from FF1.0.5ITA with web developer toolbar to 1.0.7ITA by 
overwriting the old version with the new, manually-downloaded one.
2. restart firefox (now 1.0.7ITA)
3. allow FF to download updates for extensions (I don't remember what they 
were apart from the Web Developer Toolbar)
4. restart firefox (bug manifests).
5. From then on, try to uninstall/reinstall Firefox in its installer-suggested 
directory, even manually deleting content in the directory.

Actual Results:  
FF UI freeze. menu is totally unresponsive except for the "look for updates" 
button. tabs are invisible (they are created by CTRL+T but not displayed). 
Toolbar buttons disappeared. Navigation impossible

Expected Results:  
Work as FF1.0.7ITA with upgraded components.

theme = default (chrome)
Talkback = not available

Comment 1

[m.bariola]

Attachment: Screenshot of the UI freeze/crash

Comment 2

[Adam Guthrie]

This is due to a bad extension: WebDeveloper. Uninstall it and the problem will
be solved.

Comment 3

[m.bariola]

(In reply to comment #2)
> This is due to a bad extension: WebDeveloper. Uninstall it and the problem will
> be solved.


can you give a pointer or link on how to uninstall it ? FF crashes and does not
allow me to do anything. also, completely deleting the FF folder does solve the
problem. subsequent installs still have the same problem.

I just tried installing the 1.5 beta (which worked) and saw that

- Web Developer extension works correctly under 1.5 beta (I just tried it on
this very same page)
- the other extension which I couldn't remember before is the SaferFox 2.3.1,
which was automatically disabled by FF1.5Beta.

I am more inclined to think that it could be a saferfox/webdev interaction.

Comment 4

[Adam Guthrie]

Bugzilla is not the place for user-end support. Please take this to the
MozillaZine forums. http://forums.mozillazine.org/

Comment 5

[timeless]

so update should automatically force it to be disabled, no?

Comment 6

[alanjstr]

You need to delete the installation from your profile, not your app directory.

Comment 7

[Adam Guthrie]

*** Bug 310891 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8

[Michael Morgan [:morgamic]]

AMO BUGSPAM FOR COMPONENT MOVE AND DELETE (FILTER ME)

Comment 9

[Reed Loden [:reed]]

AMO BUGSPAM FOR QACONTACT FIX (FILTER ME)